Fels

• Felsen

From Middle High German vels, from Old High German felis, from Proto-West Germanic *falis, from Proto-Germanic *falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pels-, *pelis- (“rock, cliff”).

Compare Old Norse fjall (“rock, mountain”), Ancient Greek πέλλα (pélla, “stone”), Old Irish ail (“cliff”). The variant Felsen emerged from the oblique cases.

• IPA^(key): /fɛls/

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Fels m (mixed or weak, genitive Felses or Felsen or Felsens, plural Felsen)

1. rock

• “Fels” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Middle High German vels, from Old High German felis, from Proto-West Germanic *falis, from Proto-Germanic *falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pels-, *pelis- (“rock, cliff”). Compare German Fels.

Fels m (plural Felse)

1. rock